'Obamaphone' fight pivots to Internet

By News on the Net Politico —— Bio and Archives May 28, 2015

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Conservatives have reserved their worst epithet for the Lifeline program, which provides discounted phone service to low-income families: “Obamaphone.”

Liberals call it a vital source of empowerment for the poor. Now the Federal Communications Commission is readying a proposal to extend the subsidies to the Internet, setting up a new battle with Republicans who already want to shut down the effort. Read more: